BoE says it will weight gilt sales towards short maturity bonds in Q2

Accordingly, in Q2 2026, the Bank will sell short maturity sector bonds across two auctions of £825 million, medium maturity sector bonds across two auctions of £725 million, and long maturity sector bonds across one auction of £675 million. Further details are outlined in the table below. 

The Bank expects to hold three short and two medium maturity sector auctions in the final quarter of the QT year, between July and September 2026.